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Arkansas, Jackson

Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning

Statement as of 8:54 PM CST on February 21, 2018

The Flood Warning continues for the Cache River near Patterson.* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.* At 8:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.1 feet.* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 11.0 feet by Saturday morning. Additional rainfall is expected beyond the next 48 hours. Continue to monitor latest forecasts for updates or additional crests later this week.* Impacts at 10.0 feet... pastureland and cropland not protected by levees in Jackson and Woodruff counties affected. Water is deep along the shoulders of State Highway 18 near Grubbs. Water over portions of Woodruff County Road 775 north of State Highway 260.* Impacts at 10.5 feet... water deep over Woodruff County Road 775 north of Hwy 260, and intersection of Hwy 37 and Hwy 18 east of Grubbs. Water is encroaching on yards of homes on Pine street in Patterson. Many acres of cropland, pastures, and Timber flooded in Jackson and Woodruff counties.* Impacts at 11.0 feet... water near homes on Pine street in Patterson. Water deep over Woodruff County Road 775. Water around camps along state highways 14 and 18 in Jackson County. Many acres of cropland, pastures, and Timberland flooded in Craighead, Jackson, and Woodruff counties. Agfc may close wma inside Woodruff County for Deer hunting due to flooding.

The Flood Warning continues for the Black River at Black Rock.* From late Thursday night until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.* At 8:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.2 feet.* Minor flooding is forecast.* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.* Forecast... rise above flood stage by early Friday morning and continue to rise to near 15.0 feet by Saturday morning. Additional rainfall is expected beyond the next 48 hours. Continue to monitor latest forecasts for updates or additional crests later this week.* Impacts at 14.0 feet... minor flooding begins. Farm ground along East Bank begins to flood.

* Flood Warning for... Independence County in north central Arkansas... northern Woodruff County in eastern Arkansas... northwestern Prairie County in central Arkansas... northeastern Perry County in central Arkansas... Jackson County in eastern Arkansas... Cleburne County in north central Arkansas... Lonoke County in central Arkansas... Conway County in central Arkansas... Faulkner County in central Arkansas... White County in central Arkansas... eastern Saline County in central Arkansas... Pulaski County in central Arkansas...

* until 1145 PM CST

* at 546 PM CST, radar continued to show moderate to heavy rainfall in much of the warned area. Flooding has been reported in several locations in the warned area since this morning. Many areas have seen four to eight inches of rain since last night. With additional heavy rainfall expected over the next few hours, the threat of flooding will continue.